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Jay Waitkus

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Police & Fire

Yorktown Man Stole, Forged Family Members' Checks, Say Police YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have arrested a 31-year-old resident of Yorktown Heights on larceny and forgery charges stemming from a case that began more than a month ago, authorities said. During the incident, originally reported June 28, an officer was dispatched to investigate the report of a number of checks that had been stolen and cashed in the amount of $400, according to officials. The case was later assigned to the Detective Bureau, police said. Following an extensive investigation, the suspect, identified as Jesse Suggs, was accused of stealing the checks from a fa…

08/06/2016

Police & Fire

Teen Motorist Charged With DWI After Route 6 Stop In Carmel CARMEL, N.Y. -- A Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy has arrested a 17-year-old resident of Kent on a DWI charge, authorities said. The arrest came about when Deputy Sheriff Christopher Tompkins stopped a motorist who had committed a traffic violation on Route 6 in the Town of Carmel on Wednesday at 10:05 p.m., according to officials. The deputy determined that the driver, identified as Ever A. Javier Martinez, was intoxicated, police report. The deputy arrested Martinez and charged him with DWI, a misdemeanor, after he failed a series of standardized field sobriety tests, according to offic…

08/06/2016

News

Traffic Advisory Issued After Motor Vehicle Accident At Croton Commons This story has been updated. CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A traffic advisory was issued for South Riverside Avenue in Croton on Saturday morning. Croton Fire, Croton-on-Hudson Emergency Medical Services, Croton Police and Paramedics from Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to South Riverside Avenue at Croton Commons for a motor vehicle accident with injuries just before 9 a.m. The crew of Engine 119, including two EMTs, secured the patient with OVAC personnel and loaded him into CEMS 55B1 for transport. Personnel from Engine 120 and Rescue 18 assisted with traffic and crowd control…

08/06/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Firefighters Ratify First Contract In Nearly 6 Years For 16% Raise STAMFORD, Conn. -- Members of the Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association (SPFFA) Local 786 have overwhelmingly ratified a new union contract with the City of Stamford. The eight-year accord reached in July with the administration of Mayor David A. Martin was approved by 78 percent of the city’s professional firefighters. The vote, which concluded on Thursday, drew a record turnout from the union’s membership. With 259 votes cast, 95 percent of the membership weighed in on the proposed agreement. The new contract runs retroactively from 2011 to 2018. The agreement, which now …

08/05/2016

Police & Fire

Suspect Apprehended In Pair Of Yonkers Bank Robberies YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers police have charged a 48-year-old resident of Brooklyn in connection with a pair of bank robberies that were committed during the past two weeks, authorities said. The suspect, Victor Gaza, was placed under arrest by Yonkers detectives and charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree on Wednesday, according to officials. The arrest came about following a robbery at the Chase bank located at 1222 Nepperhan Ave. on Monday, about 12:10 p.m., police report. A male suspect entered the bank, approached a teller and produced a note stating that an armed robber…

08/05/2016

Police & Fire

Ramapo Police Charge Woman With Criminal Contempt After Domestic Dispute RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police have arrested a 31-year-old woman on a criminal contempt charge following a domestic incident, authorities said. The arrest came after officers responded to a Hillcrest residence to investigate a disturbance, police report. The party allegedly responsible had already left the scene when police arrived, according to officials. Officers determined that the incident stemmed from a domestic-related dispute, police report. After further investigation of the incident, police discovered that the suspect is the subject of an active order of protection issued by a l…

08/04/2016

Politics

Rockland County Prevails In Dispute Against Illegal Massage Parlor NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland County has won a precedent-setting legal case that establishes the ability of municipalities to use civil penalties against illegal massage parlors and places of prostitution. County Attorney Thomas Humbach prevailed in the dispute against New City Spa, a business at 55-71 S. Main St., where workers have been repeatedly arrested and charged with prostitution. The decision by State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Loehr found that the owners of the business violated a statute in the Rockland County Code that prohibits a public nuisance. The judge also ruled that New Cit…

08/04/2016

Events

'Career Coach' To Make Another Stop In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- The American Job Center Southwest’s "Career Coach" will return to the Norwalk Public Library on Monday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 3 p.m.The vehicle, staffed by AJC personnel, will be parked outside the main library entrance at the corner of Belden and Mott avenues. The AJC staffers will provide local job-seekers with free assistance, including job searches, resume writing and online applications. The vehicle, which travels to towns across southwestern Connecticut each month, is scheduled to be at the library again on Monday, Sept. 12. For more infor…

08/04/2016

Police & Fire

Yorktown Man Arrested After Failure To Appear In Court YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have arrested a 31-year-old resident of Yorktown Heights on a bench warrant issued out of Yorktown Justice Court, authorities said. The warrant was issued after Joseph A. Colaizzi, the defendant in a prior case, allegedly failed to appear in court to answer the charges against him on July 12, according to officials. In the prior incident, Colaizzi had been charged with criminal contempt in the second degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance seventh arrest, both misdemeanors, police report. Colaizzi voluntarily surrendered to the Yor…

08/03/2016

Police & Fire

Ramapo Police Charge Teen With Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo police have charged an 18-year-old with unlawful possession of marijuana, authorities said. The charge stemmed from a traffic stop in the Hillcrest area late Tuesday evening, police report. An investigation was conducted, and the teen was arrested; he was released on an appearance ticket for a future court date, according to officials. Ramapo police officers responded to eight automobile accidents resulting in property damage on Wednesday. The sites of the accidents included: Cragmere Road in Airmont; Route 59 in Airmont; North Airmont Road in Airmont; First Street…

08/03/2016

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